Batu Khan

Batu Khan (1207-1255) was the Khan of the whole Mongol Empire from 1227 to 1255, succeeding Genghis Khan and preceding Sartaq, and was the founder of the Golden Horde.

Biography
Batu Khan was one of the second-generation generals of the Mongol Empire, gaining titles after the death of Genghis Khan. He became the Khan in 1227 after the death of the Khan, and under his reign he annexed Russia and the Caucasus to build the Golden Horde. In 1241, Batu was the victor in the Battle of Liegnitz and the Battle of Mohi, destroying the armies of the Kingdom of Poland and Kingdom of Hungary and creating a new empire that stretched from Russia and Turkestan to Poland and Hungary. He died in 1255, and was succeeded by Sartaq.